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Gibson leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.
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Varlamov leads the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Seabrook (illness) will not play on Wednesday.
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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rinne stopped all 18 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win in Toronto on Monday. It was a surprisingly easy night against one of the NHL’s best offences and Rinne’s best game in nearly one month. Tonight he gets the Blackhawks, who he is 1-1-0 with a 2.05 GA and .930 SV% against in two meetings this season.
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Rinne will likely start Wednesday in Chicago.
Rinne stopped all 18 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win in Toronto on Monday. It was a surprisingly easy night against one of the NHL’s best offences and Rinne’s best game in nearly one month. Tonight he gets the Blackhawks, who he is 1-1-0 with a 2.05 GA and .930 SV% against in two meetings this season.
Rakell (ankle) will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.
Rakell skated on the top line in Tuesday’s practice and was activated from IR ahead of Wednesday’s game. Rakell will take warmups and will return to the lineup barring a setback.
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Khudobin will start Thursday in Philadelphia.
Khudobin stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Stars win over the Capitals last Friday. Khudobin has been outstanding in his last two starts, stopping 85 of the last 86 shots (.988 SV%) that he has faced. The 32-year-old comes into Thursday’s game at 3-5-2 with a 2.73 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout on the road.
The Ducks have activated Rickard Rakell (ankle) from IR.
Rakell has missed the last 13 games with an ankle injury but is set to return to the Ducks lineup on Wednesday. Rakell has been limited by a 5.7 shooting percentage, resulting in just five goals and 15 assists (20 points) in 30 games this season.
The Ducks have reassigned Josh Mahura to San Diego (AHL).
Mahura has split his campaign between the AHL and NHL. Mahura has nine points (1G / 8A) in 14 games with San Diego and five points (1G / 4A) in 17 games with Anaheim.
Send Down
The Ducks have reassigned Ben Street to San Diego (AHL).
Street has just three goals and two assists in 21 games while serving as a fourth liner with the Ducks this season. He heads back to the AHL, where he had 65 points (21G / 44A) in 73 games with Grand Rapids last season.
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Brossoit will start Friday vs. the Red Wings.
Brossoit stopped all 40 shots that he faced in the Jets 1-0 shutout win in Vancouver on December 22nd. Brossoit has won five consecutive games, while allowing 13 goals on 178 shots (.927 SV%). Brossoit falls four games short of being a qualified starter right now, but would rank first in the NHL in GAA (2.11) and SV% (.939) if he did qualify. He is a must-start vs. the Red Wings.
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Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Minnesota.
Hellebuyck gave up four goals on 41 shots in the Jets win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Hellebuyck has won two straight and three of his last four games while allowing a combined 11 goals on 124 shots (.911 SV%). Tonight he takes on the Wild for the third time this season—Hellebuyck has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.52 GAA and .919 SV% in the first two meetings.
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Kylington will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Kylington played just 6:28 TOI on Monday and will come out of the lineup on Wednesday, being replaced by Dalton Prout vs. the Avalanche.
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Prout will draw into the Flames lineup on Wednesday.
Prout has been a healthy scratch for nine games but will replace Oliver Kylington on Wednesday. Prout has no points and has played just 9:39 TOI/gm in six games this season.
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Rittich will start Wednesday vs. the Avalanche.
Rittich allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Flames win in Chicago on Monday. Rittich has won three straight while allowing a combined 10 goals on 102 shots (.902 SV%). Tonight he takes on an Avalanche team that played last night—he allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 3-2 overtime win in Colorado in his first start against them (Oct.13).
Injury
Green is targeting a return on Saturday.
Green has missed the last 13 games with a lower-body injury but is a possibility to return on Saturday. The Red Wings have gone 2-8-3 in those 13 games without their No.1 defenseman.
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Hutchinson will start Thursday in New Jersey.
Hutchinson allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Predators on Monday. Hutchinson has gone 1-2-0 while allowing a combined eight goals on 94 shots (.915 SV%). Tonight he will meet a Devils squad that has won four of their last seven (4-3-0) and 11-4-4 on home-ice.
Seabrook (illness) will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.
Seabrook missed the morning skate and is questionable for Wednesday’s game vs. the Predators due to illness. Henri Jokiharju will play on Wednesday and will replace Seabrook if he can’t go—Brandon Davidson will likely be the scratch if Seabrook is available.
Backstrom (illness) expects to be back in the Capitals lineup on Thursday.
Backstrom missed Tuesday’s game due to an illness but skated in Wednesday’s optional practice and said he’s feeling better and thinks he’ll play on Thursday.
Line Change
Kunitz will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Kunitz has been in the lineup for the last two games, scoring his first goal of the season on Sunday. However, he played just 5:40 TOI on Monday and will be replaced by John Hayden on Wednesday.
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